A Study in the Annals of Internal Medicine Suggested That

question 56

Multiple Choice

A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggested that physicians begin all their patient interviews with

• A)direct questions.
• B)online screening.
• C)drug administration
• D)physical examinations.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

The null hypothesis is a statement in hypothesis testing that suggests no effect or no difference, serving as the default assumption to be tested against.

μ = 5

This denotes that the population mean (μ) is equal to 5, often used in statistical formulas and hypotheses testing.

Research Hypotheses

Statements made by researchers that predict a relationship between two or more variables.

Statistical Hypothesis

An assumption or claim about the characteristics or parameters of a population, which can be tested using statistical methods.